Hair-treating kit



B. I. GOLDMAN.

HAIR TREATING KIT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY-10,1920.

194851 1 Patented Jan. m 1922 E Mm 7521 m? 3% m WW BENJAMIN T. GOLDMIAN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

HAIR-TREATING KIT.

Application filed May 10, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BENJAMIN T. GroLD- MAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Treating Kits, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hair-treating or hair-dyeing appliances for restoring the color of hair or dyeing the same and has for its object the production of a simple and inexpensive kit by means of which the liquid may be conveniently transported and used without waste thereof.

When dyeing hair or treating it to restore its color it has been found in practice that the most efficacious results are secured by applying the liquid treatment to the hair by wetting a comb with the treatment and running the comb through separate locks of the hair. The proper results cannot be obtained by pouring the liquid treatment on the head to saturate the hair or by immersing the head in the liquid. In consequence, it is necessary to pour the liquid in sufficient amount in a bowl or container so that the end of a comb may be dipped or immersed therein. This requires the use of a comparatively large amount of the liquid treatment and frequently results in its waste, for after being poured into a bowl or container and exposed to the light it cannot be poured back into the bottle,-for after exposure to the light it loses part of its strength and effect. To protect the'liquid from the light it is usual to ship and keep it in a brown bottle. The large amount of the liquid treatment required makes the distribution of free samples for trial use impracticable and prohibitive due to the cost. By means of my invention this difliculty has been obviated and I am enabled to provide a small amount of treatment, if so desired, for trial use on a lock or small part of the hair.

A practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation (partly in section) of my improved kit showing the same enclosed in asuitable container ready for shipping.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the kit showing the comb thereof in elevation.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented an. it

Serial no. 380,087.

Referring to the drawing:

1 indicates a receptacle for holding the liquid treatment as shown in Fig. 2 and which preferably takes the form of an ordinary somewhat elongated glass bottle provided with a reduced neck 2 and a removable cork 3. at indicates the lower toothed end of a comb which is provided with a shank 5 forming a handle. The comb is of a size and length permitting it to be inserted in the bottle 1 through the neck 2 whereby the toothed end 4 will be more or less submerged in the liquid treatment, the end of the comb will rest on the bottom of the bottle and the shank 5 will project upwardly from the mouth of the bottle to provide a handle adapted to be supported by the bottle and by means of which the comb may readily be withdrawn from the bottle when so desired. It is thus apparent that by providing the small comb asingle lock of the hair may be treated without waste of the liquid treatment by merely dipping the toothed end of the comb in the liquid and then running the wetted toothed end of the comb through the lock of hair it is'desired to treat. Also, by means of my invention, as is obvious, a small amount of the liquid treatment may be sold for trial use or dis tributed as a free sample.

It is necessary to apply the gray hair restorer or dye many times, usually about ten or twelve times, and if the liquid were poured into a container or bowl it would answer for only one application or two at the most, particularly if the bottle is a small trial bottle.

For shipping the kit, I have provided a suitable annular container, the side wall of which is indicated at 6 and which is preferably made of paper for cheapness of manufacture. Said container is provided with a metallic bottom '7 and an upper screwthreaded metallic band 8 adapted to receive a screw-threaded cover 9. In Fig. 1 I have shown two combs 5 which are held vertically against the side of the bottle 1 by a paper roll wound around the combs and bottle and which may contain printed directions for the use of the liquid treatment. But one comb may be provided if desired. The bottle with the stopper in place and the combs and printed directions are then bodily slipped within the container in close engagement with the side wall thereof and a mass lll) of suitable absorbent cotton or waste 11 is stuffed Within the container to fill the upper space therein and to engage the combs and bottle and stopper and securely hold them in position. The screwing of the cover 9 on the band 8 preferably further compresses the absorbent cotton and the container with its enclosed hair-treating kit is then ready for shipment. I

What I claim as my invention is A hair-treating'kit comprising a receptacle holding a liquid hairtreatment-', a comb of greater length than the height of said receptacle, means for closing said receptacle a container for receiving and holding said re-' 

